Yes, it’s a banana tree made out of pineapples. It made adorable sense for a monkey-themed birthday party. Although we have a zillion extra bananas now.
We have entered the wonderful world of one-year-olds again! Little Bird has been exceedingly adorable lately and even slept through the night recently. He hasn’t repeated that feat again since, but I’m looking forward to it being a trend. While he still isn’t fond of the “s” word, he’s much less resistant to sleeping at this age than his brother was.
And now for our badass parenting links for the week, from parenting strong-willed kids to woke Teen Vogue to solving the play deficit.
How would your kid react if their preschool teacher said, “The pig says mooooo”? This teacher does it on purpose – to get kids questioning him.
The first half of the 20th century was the “golden age” for children’s play. If play is how children learn, how can we find more space for play today?
The Day I Watched My 5-Year-Old Bump Up Against His Own White Privilege.
Teen Vogue has gone badass. Here’s how.
What happened when one school banned homework — and asked kids to read and play instead.
Being a mom and an activist can involve some tough choices. “Could I get arrested? What would that mean for my ability to nurse, and who will watch my daughter if I’m incarcerated?”
Guess what? A strong willed mom (me) has a strong-willed kid (Sprout)! Parenting from the Heart has some excellent tips on how to build and maintain trust with strong-willed kids.
“Bleeding and crying and snotting all over the place” is a brilliantly graphic description of the grossness and challenge of new motherhood. On what feeding your babies really means.
Why do child prodigies rarely change the world?
Shifting perspective from assuming your kid is being disrespectful to seeing that they need help making good choices can mean the difference between a dual parent-child meltdown and a peaceful resolution.
Think playing with sticks is unsafe? Not allowing kids to play with them may be worse.
When our kids aren’t being respected, they can’t always stand up for themselves. Here are some ways as a parent you can help.
32 great ways to enjoy your kids in the moment.
“I could feel the ugliness rolling off me like a thick fog, a cloud of contagion infecting the rest of the house. … Today was ugly, the kind of day that surfaces when everyone is overtired or stressed or full of cabin fever or just plain overwhelmed by life.”
I knew I was right to be proud of Sprout’s imaginary friend! It’s not just my mom pride alone – kids with imaginary friends are more creative and just as socially adept as other kids.
If you missed it, I wrote about Little Bird turning one and ways I’m teaching my boys to be feminists. For updates, be sure to follow me on Facebook or Twitter!